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Genetic testing is the use of a laboratory test to look for genetic variations associated with a disease.
News Release
NHGRI has created a new publicly available digital archive and search aid for accessing documents related to the Human Genome Project and the history of genomics.
… paper materials created or preserved during his tenure as NHGRI director from 1993 to 2008. “We recognized the revolutionary importance of the Human Genome Project and how critical its associated documentation would be to historians, journalists and the general public wanting to know more about the development of genomics …
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Genetic counseling is the professional interaction between a healthcare provider with specialized knowledge of genetics and an individual or family.
… a healthcare provider with specialized knowledge of genetics and an individual or family. … a genetic condition could affect an individual or family and/or interpret genetic tests designed to help estimate the … make an informed decision about their medical situation and provides psychological counseling to help them adapt to …
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Genetic discrimination is prejudice directed against people who have or may have a genetic disease.
For Patients and Families
Genetic professionals provide information and support to individuals or families who have genetic disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions.
… work as members of health care teams providing information and support to individuals or families who have genetic … Genetics professionals are health care professionals with specialized degrees and experience in medical genetics and counseling. Genetics … work as members of health care teams providing information and support to individuals or families who have genetic …
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Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… Genetic Epidemiology, Healthcare, Medicine, Population Genetics, Genetic Disease … factors influence human traits, such as human health and disease. In many cases, the interaction of genes with the … seek to understand the causes, distribution and control of inherited disease in groups and the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 12, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the 20-year anniversary of the publications that reported the draft human genome sequence.
… will feature three individuals with strong ties to NHGRI. Dr. Francis Collins will continue as NIH director, Dr. … Lander will serve as President Biden’s science advisor and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and Dr. Alondra Nelson will serve as OSTP …
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Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.
… species to produce a desired trait. Used in research and industry, genetic engineering has been applied to the … therapies, brewing yeasts, genetically modified plants and livestock, and more. …
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
… applications or other uses. This page summarizes genetic and genomic privacy in these domains, along with information on the specific laws and policies that protect the privacy of genetic and genomic information. In the United States, the applicable … privacy.  Federal laws like the Common Rule  and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act …
Data Sharing Policies
Sample informed consent language, aligned with each of the informational elements of consent for genomic data sharing (GDS) outlined by NIH as important to convey, in language understandable to prospective participants.
… Informational Elements Outlined by NIH Guidance  Genomic and phenotypic data, and any other data relevant for the … federal and state laws and regulations.  *Note: NIH and NHGRI strongly encourages the broadest appropriate future use … Our goal is to make more research possible.  - Credit: NHGRI Special Considerations for Genomics Research and NIH …